The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery, of the Holy LandT. Nelson, 1869 - 718 pages |
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... give lessons to comfort the poor . The very hills and mountains , rocks , rivers , and fountains , are symbols and pledges of things far better than them- selves . In a word , Palestine is one vast tablet whereupon God's messages to men ...
... give lessons to comfort the poor . The very hills and mountains , rocks , rivers , and fountains , are symbols and pledges of things far better than them- selves . In a word , Palestine is one vast tablet whereupon God's messages to men ...
Page 19
... give it unto thee . " It is given to me also , and I mean to make it mine from Dan to Beersheba before I leave it . " 2 Doubtless ; and so every young enthusiast in trade means to make his fortune . But do you expect to gain such an ...
... give it unto thee . " It is given to me also , and I mean to make it mine from Dan to Beersheba before I leave it . " 2 Doubtless ; and so every young enthusiast in trade means to make his fortune . But do you expect to gain such an ...
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... give an adequate idea of the whole . That I can readily believe ; and yet I am unwilling to pass away from Beirût without imprinting on memory's tablet a fairer , truer copy of her charming scenery than I have yet obtained . Follow me ...
... give an adequate idea of the whole . That I can readily believe ; and yet I am unwilling to pass away from Beirût without imprinting on memory's tablet a fairer , truer copy of her charming scenery than I have yet obtained . Follow me ...
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... give it a very high antiquity . This much is certain , that at the time when the fragments of Sanchoniatho were forged , if they are a fabrication , Beirût was an important city , for it is repeatedly mentioned in them . Bochart and ...
... give it a very high antiquity . This much is certain , that at the time when the fragments of Sanchoniatho were forged , if they are a fabrication , Beirût was an important city , for it is repeatedly mentioned in them . Bochart and ...
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... give ear and obey . He then proceeds to announce , in a set form , the will of their master , and demand obedience thereto . It is plain that the roofs were resorted to for worship , both true and idola- trous . We read in Zeph . i . 5 ...
... give ear and obey . He then proceeds to announce , in a set form , the will of their master , and demand obedience thereto . It is plain that the roofs were resorted to for worship , both true and idola- trous . We read in Zeph . i . 5 ...
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